| Freedom's Soil US Welcomes First Hungarian Refugees | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1625 |
| Catalog #: | 354439 | |
| Clip Number: | 354439-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-095-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:07:34 - 00:08:32 | |
| Location: | New Jersey | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | IMMIGRATION: Political Asylum IMMIGRATION: To USA from USSR LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New Jersey WAR & CONFLICT: Refugees WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution, Hungary 1956 WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Refugees | |
| Description: | The first 60 of 5,000 Hungarian refugees admitted to the US arrives at McGuire Air Force Base. After welcome ceremonies, they're transported to Camp Kilmer, newly converted to a reception center, where hundreds of nearby residents greet them - modern pilgrims from tyranny, arriving as a free America celebrates Thanksgiving. Establishing shot - Hungarian refugees disembarking from passenger plane. MLS - The media is waiting with cameras in hand. MS - Mothers and children queue in line. MLS - A large group of refugees standing in a group listening to a welcoming speech given by an army officer. MS - Army busses transport the refugees to an old army camp. The people in the camp stand behind barbed wire fences. CUS - Mother and daughter sitting on a bus. CUS - Hungarian men standing behind the barbed wire fencing. A photograph is held up of a mother and son. MCUS - One of the refugees being pushed in a wheel chair. | |
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